Product Description

In the latter half of the 20th Century, Raymond Rohauer was one of the nation's foremost proponents of experimental cinema. Programming diverse films at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles, and making the films in his personal archive available for commercial distribution, he helped preserve and promote avant-garde cinema.

This two-DVD collection assembles some of the most influential and eclectic short films in the Rohauer Collection, including works by Man Ray, Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, Watson & Webber, Fernand Léger, Joris Ivens, Dimitri Kirsanoff, Jean Epstein, and Orson Welles. Perfect for the film buff, collector or film student, these DVD's offer hours of fascinating and thought provoking imagery.

Contents:

Disc 1

Le Retour à la raison(Man Ray, France, 1923, 2 min.)

Emak-Bakia(Man Ray, France, 1926, 16 min.)

L'Étoile de mer(Man Ray, France, 1928, 15.5 min.)

Les Mystères du château du Dé(Man Ray, France, 1929, 20 min.)

The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra(Slavko Vorkapich, Robert Florey, U.S., 1928, 13 min.)